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#29: Giant Bom beast (2009)

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In 2009 the Giant Bombcast began to resemble the show it is today, as segments
were fleshed out and the show took on a longer format. New releases were
brought into the fold, and the cast of four no longer guarded their propensity to go
off-topic and talk about drinks, food, and movies. The product was a show The New
Yorker called "charmingly garrulous," packed with irreverent humor and
occasionally serious discussion. The Giant Bombcast is '100% entertainment' at its
finest.

Ryan, Jeff, Vinny and Brad have stories to tell as they sample Swedish candy and
Canadian sodas. Jeff attempts to defend the PSP Go! before the crew discuss the
games they've been playing— Vinny is accused of being a freeloader as he refuses
to report his length to girl in No by No by Boy— and muse on the news of the day.
Jeff endorses a novelty pair of night-vision goggles leading Ryan and Vinny to place
a wager on an upcoming video game. The crew is thrown by Nintendo's output for
DSiWare, and the show closes with emails on a variety of topics, including talk
about movies, Snoop Dogg, colorblindness, and sitting in the shower. Also included
are highlights from the special E3 broadcasts.

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The Giant Bombcast was a production of Giant Bomb and CBS Interactive. All clips
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The percentage of the original show in this episode is approximately 5% (6hrs
35min/1 27hrs 55min). This episode has been mastered at 56kbp/s, below the
original audio quality of the shows available to us. Compression is used to reduce
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Davis he launched Giant Bomb, and both Vinny Caravella and Brad Shoemaker
joined him shortly thereafter.

Vinny Caravella

Vinny Caravella began his career in journalism by specializing in video, initially
working as a freelance producer in New York. In 2006 he joined GameSpot as a
video editor and producer. After Rich Gallup left the site Caravella took over the
job of hosting The HotSpot. He departed GameSpot following the exit of
Gerstmann and joined Giant Bomb a week later. He has produced some of the
gaming media's best video content in the years since.

Brad Shoemaker

Shoemaker joined GameSpot as an intern in 2000. He later became a feature
editor, and then an associate editor. Shoemaker was a regular on GameSpot's
weekly shows, On the Spot and The HotSpot. He left GameSpot soon after
Gerstmann's departure, and after a short time as a freelancer he joined Giant
Bomb.

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(Left to right): Drew Scanlon, Dave Snider

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Row A (left to right): Leigh Alexander, Ulf Andersson, Adam Boyes, Mike Bilder
Row B: Gunnarjohansson, Jared Rea, Matt Rorie, Giancarlo Varanini
Row C:John Vignocchi

Tags: 2009, Brad Shoemaker, Gaming, Giant Bomb, Giant Bombcast, Jeff
Gerstmann, Ryan Davis, Vinny Caravella, Whiskey Media

4 comments:

Winternet April 29, 2012 at 9:05 AM

Awesome! Going to check it now. When will the 2010 ep come out?
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This Year April 30, 201 2 at 2:59 AM
Hopefully in a couple months; probably July.

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Anonymous December 14, 2012 at 8:26 PM

I like how the picture of Dave Snider is his extremely out-of-date
"Hardcore Dave" picture.

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Anonymous January 28, 2013 at 5:58 AM
Keep Leigh Alexander out of EVERYTHING.

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